Review of Small Japanese Vegetable (Usuba) Gourmet Knife NHS1801

I have been watching the chefs on the cooking channel just chop through vegetables as though it was easy, well it wasn't with my cheap knives.I went with this small Japanese knife because I have a small hand and didn't want the extra weight of other vegetable knives. This is a very sharp knife that really does the trick.Last night I cut paper thin slices of golden beets without any effort.Now I wonder why it took so long for me to buy a better knife. Wonderful product with a nice handle, too.

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Product Description:
1801 SMALL VEGETABLE (USUBA) KNIFE This smaller version of the 5001 vegetable slicing knife, due to its lower cost, is equally popular for macrobiotic cooking. Also has the rosewood handle with plastic ferrules. 5 1/8" blade, 9 1/2" overall.Comes with use and care instructions.This knife is a product of NHS, a premier cutlery maker in Seki City, Japan, famous for Samurai Swords and fine cutlery.It is designed to permit exceptionally thin slicing of vegetables, specifically for vegetarian and macrobiotic cooking.To achieve this, the cutting blade is made with a sword grade, compound cutlery steel that is capable of holding a razor sharp edge.The slicing ability is superior to any other similar knife available.The uniques cutting edge has a tendency toward staining, however, and is more subject to chipping than heavy duty knives.Therefore for appearance and to provide additional strength, the blade is sandwiched between outer layers of stainless steel, exposing only the cutting edge.The exceptional thinness of this combination blade can be seen by viewing along its top edge.Proper care will provide many years of superior use.Our NHS knives are from Seiki City, Japan, famous for the Samurai sword and fine Japanese cutlery. They feature extraordinarily thin blades of the highest quality compound steel in the center and outer sandwiching layers of SUS-410 stainless steel. Each blade is finely ground, tempered, and sharpened. NHS combines sword grade high carbon steel for maintaining a superior edge with the convenience and durability of stainless steel.

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